The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-09-10

cuidHGG VI u lllt VI VII tlOia iiidli-
hood and womanhood. "Train
up a child in the way he should
20, and when he is old, he will
not depart from it. = This is the
covenant and the pledge Of God
for the result. II a lirtuous life
does not follow virtuous instruc-
tion and training, it is not that
the surity of God has failed in
its accomplishment, but the moral
deformity is traceahle to defec-
tive training, or to some hidden
perniclous influence that warped
the young life. "Whatsoever al
man soweth that shall he also
reap is authoritative upon this
subject. 1t admits of no doubt.
This authority and this view Of
early training is the all sufficient
answer to the vapid and danger
Gus notion, that a child must have
its own way-must see life in all
its monstrous deformity--must
SOW its wild oats. The child idle,
vicious, cruel, false, disobedient
is a broken pledge and sandy
foundation for manhood, indus
trious, virtuous, humane, truth
loving and obedient. Whatever
the character of man OF woman,
it is the result of early training.
1t is training, not mere instruction.
Instruction must be reduced to
practice. Love and wisdom, duty
and faithfulness must be the web
and woof of the method. No
base motive can ever make . noble
boy or girl.
EXCELLENT HABITS AND CHARACTER
ARE THE PRODUCT OF EXCELLENT
TRAINING.
4. We Judge the excellency Of
the training by the material used.
Loud, angry tones of voice, sharp
reprimands in the presence Of
others, making out a list Of the
child's faults, gloomy, respondent
locks, threats and fear, do not
constitute such material. The
soft voice, the earnest, sympa-
thctic tones, as few words as pos
siblc, order in respect to all COM
mands as TO place, time and meth
cd, implicit, cheerful and exact
obedience, are certain, to produce
gracious results. Harshness, se-
verify and rudeness, a cold, carp
ing, fault finding disposition will
hardly make gentle, loving, obedi-
ent children. Direct the child
kindly and sympathetically in the
right way. The motive TO do
good to the child must ever be up
permost in the parent and teacher,
and that motive must be love.
Never rehearse the child's faults
or mistakes, and never before
others. This should be the fixed
and general rule. There are grave
circumstances when the fruit Of
waywatd conduct must be exposed
as warning to Others But ordi-
narily, faults, mistakes and short
comings should not be repeated.
They irritate and are exceedingly
, painful to sensitive nature.
i They provoke resistance, blunt
the sense of right and deadens tho
, feelings. Such a course is ruin
, Gus to respect, to reverence anc
: to love, and especially so, wher
, this is done in a petulent tone OF
{ voice, grating upon the ear and
{ when reproof Is characterized by
5 harshness and the utter lack o1
. delicacy and dignity. Let no boy
: or girl conclude however, that h
has no responsibility in this mat
5 ter. That would be great mis-
take. The best training mus
t come from his own thoughtful
7 ness and good common sense.
THE FORMATION OF CORRECT HABIT
Is AMATTER OF VAST IMPORTANCE.
5. Whatever contributes to on
f happiness and usefulness must b
Y important. Habit has much t
( do with both. A little refectlo
Y will show this. An erratic, lazy
: selfish, pHrposeless, awkward per
G son can neither be happy nor use
+ full. Happiness built on invetel
e ate laziness has a sandy founda
f ton. An untidy sloven ca
r neither be respected nor happy
= Fretful, disagreeable people kno'
|, very little of real happiness.
e is exceedingly wise to attend |
e correct habits, early in life.
tu of fba utmost fn,f,of.taneo ths